<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt">Heard a story this evening on All Things Considered on NPR on WILL-AM 580 that was packed with information, statistics, and humanness about how 2/3 of the nation's inmates are nonviolent offenders and the only reason they are in jail is because they cannot pay their bail, sometimes as little as $50.<br><br>Used to be that people were released on their own recognizance. When that was the case, people showed up for their court date. Now, companies that provide bail money make a lot of money, according to the report.<br><br>The story is 20 minutes long. If interested, you can listen to it or read it at the link below.<br><br><span><a target="_blank"
href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122725771">http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122725771</a></span><br><br>It is the first in a three-part report. Might be an angle to look at locally.<br><br>~Kimberlie<br></div><br>
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